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London, West Sussex, Suffolk & mudlarking

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Bones

Saturday 29. 03. 14 Got back this morning from a week in the UK. Did all the usual galleries plus the Viking show at the British Museum and Treasures at the British Library. Highlights were the Hockney print show at Dulwich and the Richard Hamilton show at the Tate Modern. Both excellent. Other highlights were a visit to Morgan and Oz in Hassocks. Morgan and I hadn’t seen each for ages when we worked together in another life and another country. I also visited Chris and Viv in Hemingstone where I played Newmarket with their grandchildren, Charlotte and Harry, at 8 in the morning before they went off to school!! The above photo shows some bones, a stone and a bit of pottery that I found mudlarking along the Thames just below Tate Modern.

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Spring?

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SeteLoRes

Sunday 23. 02. 14 Took a ride to Marseillan this morning and then on to Sète and Meze before coming back to Clermont. I shot a video of the ride but so far have not been able to download it from my iPod. Once I have done that I will put it up on the web. This is a view of Sète from across the étang at Meze. It was a beautiful morning.

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When in doubt

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Friday 21. 02. 14 It is always hard to get back into the groove after being away. The above is a self portrait with my Turkish hat painted direct from life. I have also been working on some new monoprint techniques without success but with a great deal of frustration!!!

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Back home

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Wednesday 12. 02. 14 Got back home on Monday afternoon and have been enjoying milder temperatures and no snow. Did the market and café this morning. Went for a ride around the lake this afternoon. Lots of plants just about to flower hopefully signalling the arrival of Spring

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Power Plant

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Sunday 02. 02. 14 Went to an installation here by Mike Nelson. The main feature was an installation made of of 4 Airstream trailers the oldest of which was made in 1939. I have always wondered what the inside of an Airstream looks like and now I know! It was also Daisy’s birthday today – she was 21.

 

 

 

 

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DMS

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Thursday 30. 01. 14 I finally tracked down Don Sutherland who hired me when I first came to Canada in 1965. He is 97. We have enjoyed two lunches together in his apartment in Toronto with his son Jock.

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TO skyline

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Wednesday 22. 01. 14 I took the drawings for the above in to get a giclée made yesterday before starting on the prints. If anyone is interested in copies it is B&W and 42″ x 6″. All the drawings can be seen on the gallery Toronto Skyline.

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Cuba

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Monday 20. 01. 14 Just back from a week at Cayo Guillermo with Daisy. A very relaxed week in the sunshine. Tough coming back at 3.30 this morning though.

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Toronto 3 & 4

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Tuesday 07. 01 2014 Freezing here today with temperatures -35 degrees with the wind chill so have stayed indoors drawing.